The Laboratory Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019- Frequently Asked Questions

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Diagnostic testing has played and will continue to play a major role in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The ability to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in respiratory secretions is essential to determine when an individual is infected and potentially infectious to others. Viral detection is used for the identification, management, and isolation of individual patients. Viral detection is also used to determine when the virus has entered a community and how rapidly it is spreading. As communities attempt to reopen following periods of shutdown, the detection of both SARS-CoV-2 and specific antibodies that recognize the virus will become increasingly important as a means to assess infection and immunity in individuals and communities. Here, we discuss questions commonly asked by clinicians about COVID-19 diagnostic testing.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 71(2020), 11 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 2996-3001

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fang, Ferric C [VerfasserIn]
Naccache, Samia N [VerfasserIn]
Greninger, Alexander L [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

COVID-19
Clinical microbiology
Journal Article
PCR
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Serology

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.01.2021

Date Revised 06.01.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciaa742

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310911494